God of Tricksters

"We've passed the test, Whale." Theo smirked as he gradually flew to the island, staring at the whale's eyes.

"…" The whale was silent for a moment before submerging back into the water mysteriously.

"That's it?" Isaac blinked his eyes a few times as the boat had landed on the ground. "Wait a minute. Doesn't the octopus attack you relentlessly even if we manage to pass him? The whale is different?"

"You're so busy with your reaction, eh." Maya smirked before glancing to the side. "Though, that question… I believe Joker needs to explain it. Right, Mr. Who knows everything?"

"The nickname sucks." Theo shook his head helplessly as he landed in front of them.

"Why do you know a whale will come out? Why do you know that it will only attack us once? Why do you know it will attack us with that water? Why—Gueh!" Isaac kept asking Theo to the point the latter couldn't handle more questions.

In the end, Theo hit his head with the sword's body to stop him from talking.

"Well, I'm not pressing for the answer, but you have promised to tell us about this, Joker." Maya also felt curious but didn't show it on her face. She maintained her gallant and calm face, asking Theo to explain.

"I got the information about the island from someone. That's all." Theo shrugged.

"Information? Even the Star Group didn't know anything about this. Are you sure there's someone selling this kind of information? If that's the case, I certainly want to meet that information broker." Maya smiled, not believing Theo.

Theo shook his head and said, "There are four Mythical Rank Monsters guarding the island. If you want to reach this island, you need to go through their challenge. The octopus's challenge is a bloodbath… You simply need to avoid him to reach the island while the whale's challenge is the easiest; to withstand one of his attacks until you reach the island."

"Four Mythical Rank Monsters? Challenge?" Isaac widened his eyes and looked at the whale's previous location. "Then, the hardship that everyone faced this whole time…"

"Yes. It was only a test from those monsters. That's the rule of this island. I can't say much about it, but that's one of the things I can say." Theo shrugged. He wasn't planning to tell everything about the island's entrance since Maya or Mark could take advantage of this.

"You should have told us about it. I can even contact the agents from the Starry and Star Groups, preventing them from losing their lives needlessly." Maya scratched the back of her head, feeling bad for the lives that were lost due to the octopus.

"I'm afraid you shouldn't tell them about this or take advantage of this information in the future."

"Huh?" Maya narrowed her eyes, feeling unpleasant to know that Theo wanted them to die when they could avoid it.

"I'm just telling you that this is the island's true nature. It's not a treasure trove… It's like a man-eating plant that lures you with sweet treasures before swallowing you." Theo explained in a roundabout way.

"Swallowing us?" Isaac stepped back, horrified. "Should we leave the island now?"

"It's fine. I believe we are strong enough to handle the monsters on this island. The danger is only at the entrance." Theo shook his head and looked at their front, which turned out to be a forest. The ground was still wet due to the island coming out less than an hour earlier.

"Still, from where did you get this information?"

"No comment." Theo shook his head. Although he didn't mind telling Maya about the Dark King since she had met them, it wouldn't be wise to say it in front of Isaac and Mark.

After all, this was the first time Theo hunted together with Maya. If he said they had met the guy together, it would mean there was a prior relationship between him and Maya.

Theo didn't want to give any clue, so he refrained himself from answering that question.

"So, what can you tell us about this island?"

"Nothing much other than it being a treasure trove." Theo shrugged, not revealing about the Queen of Destiny yet since he wanted to see whether he should come together with them or not.

"Nothing?" Maya squinted her eyes, knowing Theo must have some other secrets. This was the same case as what happened to that frozen mist, Theo seemed to know everything as if he had all the knowledge about them.

Although she knew how Theo planned his trip, there was nothing that allowed him to know the information about a special region like this.

Instead of focusing on Maya's curiosity, Theo turned to Isaac. "You should start working, Isaac."

"Ah, right. I should analyze the island, especially the Magic Power density all around the island. Although what I can do is limited right now, I should be able to find some clues. Do you mind lifting me up above the trees so that I can see the entire area easily?" Isaac agreed and prepared to work.

Theo raised his hand, using his Telekinesis to raise Isaac's body. After that, he looked at Isaac. "How about you? How is your Magic Power?"

"Only fifty percent left. I need around thirty minutes to regain enough to fight for a few hours." Mark reported with a calm expression, not saying anything this whole time.

"I see. We should get some rest first." Theo nodded.

"Still, Joker. Why do you use this entrance instead of going together? We can save some people from the Star and Starry Group if we go together." Maya asked.

"I wanted to do it at first, but…" Theo lowered his head before letting out a long sigh.

"But…" Maya squinted her eyes.

"The current situation will put the Star and Starry Group in danger. So, I'm trying to make them think we're strong enough to pass the octopus ourselves, which should be impossible."

"The current situation…" Maya fell silent and remembered the Fist Saint's matter. If the Fist Saint informed the people behind him, he would suspect the president and find the Star Group's involvement in this matter.

That was why they would become their target sooner or later. Hence, Theo wanted to spread the knowledge that they could fight against a Mythical Rank Expert by themselves, making the enemy think twice before targeting them. After all, one of them was Bernard's only child while the other one was the current most talented person the Star Group had.

"Appear weak when you are strong, strong when you are weak," Maya muttered in a low voice before sucking a cold breath. It turned out that Theo did all this to protect them.

After continuously hiding from many people, Theo had grown accustomed to doing something like this. The whale's challenge was far easier, but the people only knew they came here through the octopus, allowing them to appear strong.

Upon that realization, Maya couldn't help but look at Theo, thinking, "How far ahead this man sees?"